Discover the Federal System and 50 States of the USA

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<p>Electoral College</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Federal Republic = The United States of America consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major territories, and various minor islands Tenth Amendment = Allows states to exercise all powers of government not delegated to the federal government State = Has its own constitution and government, and its residents are represented in the federal Congress Electoral College = The body that elects the president of the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Senate = Each state is represented by two members in this part of Congress House of Representatives = Members are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census State government = Each state has its own, with powers not delegated to the federal government Federal government = Represented by a federal district, and has powers delegated by the states</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>States = 50 Major territories = 5 Senators per state = 2 Federal district = 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Federal Congress = Bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives States = Each has its own constitution and government Electors = Selected by each state to vote in the Electoral College Federal Republic = United States of America as a whole, a sovereign jurisdiction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decennial census = Used to distribute representatives among the states Federal district = Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States Electoral College = Body that elects the president of the United States Sovereign jurisdictions = Both the states and the United States as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers